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DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINE Filed Jan. '7, 1942 Patented Nov. 24, 1942 DYNAMOELEOTRIC MACHINE Eric Beecroi't Moss, London, England, assigner to lS. Smith Sons (Motor Accessories) Limited, Crlcklewood, London, England, a British com- Dany Application January 7, 1942, Serial No. 425,942

In Great Britain November 4, 1940 4Claims.

This invention relates to dynamo electric machines or instruments of the kind having a rotor and a stator, one around the other, of which the outer one, usually the stator, comprises a tubular core having lengthwise slots, not necessarily parallel with the axis of the core, in which slots the conductors of a winding'are carried.

In British specication No. 537,833 there is described and claimed a dynamo electric machine or instrument of the kind above referred to wherein the slots for receiving the conductors are open at the exterior wall of the tubular core, the inner wall being uninterrupted by the slots. This construction facilitates 'the introduction of the winding into the slots.

Further, according to British specification No.

537,833, the slots are closed by a cylinder of mag around the corel By wrapping the magnetic material on the core close contact between the wrapping material and the core can be obtained so as to avoid the unrequired air gaps. Preferably, a wire or strip of magnetic material is employed wound around the core in one or more layers.

In a preferred manner of carrying out the invention a strip of low magnetic loss nickel iron alloy, such for example as that known under the trade name Radiometal or Mumetal is employed. This strip may readily be wound. on the core to any desired thickness and in intimate contact with the core so as properly to close the slots. Furthermore, the material may be arranged to overlap the ends of the core to minimise ilux leakage and consequent interference with other apparatus.

According to a further feature of the present invention the core comprises both low and high grade magnetic materials so as to obtain magnetic properties between those of the individual (c1. m-zsz) nickel-iron alloys such as those known under the trade name Radiometal" and the registered trade-mark MumetaL 'I'he following is a description of one form o1' dynamo electric machine according to this invention, reference being made to the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure 1 is a section through the machine in a plane transverse to the axis of rotation, and

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the motor showing certain parts cut away.

The motor is similar to that described in British specification N0. 537,833 in that the stator I0 is provided with slots Il for the stator coils, which slots extend radially outwards. The slots are open at their outer ends but closed at their inner ends which are separated from the bore I2 for the rotor I5 by a small thickness of metal I3. A gap Il is provided between the periphery of the rotor and the wall of the bore. In the construction of prior British specification No. 537,833 the outer ends of the slots were closed by a comparatively thick cylinder of magnetic material. This is replaced, in accordance with the present invention, by sheet metal strip i6 which is wound tightly around the stator so as to provide a. number of layers and the' end of the strip is soldered at l1 t the surface of the layer beneath it. The end of the strip may be bent to provide a locating key i8 which extends across the width of the strip. The stator coils 20 are located in the slot in the manner described in the aforesaid prior British specication.

As will be seen from Figure 2 the core may be built up of laminations 2l, 22 comprising both low and' high grade magnetic materials, the required shape of the laminations being readily provided by a stamping operation.. The width of the strip may be such as to overlap the ends of the stator in order to minimise iiux leakage and constant interference with other apparatus. In place of the metal strip there may be employed a wire of magnetic material which is wound helically in a number of layers around the stator.

I claim:

1. An electro-magnetic device comprising a rotor and a stator, one of which parts comprises a tubular core surrounding the other part and having axially extending slots therein opening outwardly for carrying conductors, all of the outer portion of said core between the slots lying in a true cylindrical surface, and a bendable magnetic material wrapped around said core, closing said slots and closely engaging all of said cylin-A drical surface.

2. An electro-magnetic device comprising a rotor and a stator, one of which parts comprises a tubular core surrounding the other part and having axially extending slots therein opening outwardly for carrying conductors, all of the outer portion of said core between the slots lying in a true cylindrical surface, and a strip of magnetic material wound in a number of layers around said core, closing said slots and having its under layer closely engaging all of said cylindrical surface.

3. An electro-magnetic device comprising a rotor and a stator, one of which parts comprises a tubular core surrounding the other part and having axially extending slots therein opening outwardly for carrying conductors, all of the outer portion of said core between the slots lying in a true cylindrical surface, and a strip of low magnetic loss nickel-iron alloy wound in a number of layers around said core, closing said slots and having its under layer closely engaging all of said cylindrical surface.

4. An electro-magnetic device comprising a rotor and stator, one of which parts comprises a tubular core built up of stampings alternately of low and high grade magnetic materials and surrounding the other part, and having axially extending slots therein opening outwardly for carrying conductors, all of the outer portion of each stamping between the slots lying in the same true cylindrical surface, and bendable magnetic material wrapped around said core, closing said slots and closely engaging all of said cylindrical surface.

' ERIC BEECROFI MOSS. 

